Fireplace screen



Mau-ch 14, 1933. A. H. BAILEY LQULGZB FIREPLAGE SCREEN Filed April 6, 1952 A TTORNE Y.

Patented Mar. 14, 1933 Y l 1,901,073

Unirse STATES PATENT orricn AGARD II. BAILEY, or ALTADRNA, CALIFORNIA FIRRPLACE SCREEN Application fuea'Aprn e, 1932. nseriali No. 603,496.

My invention relates to replace screens from a point adjacent the inner side of one and the main object is to provide aiscreen plug 2 to a point adjacent the inner side of which may be readily extended or placed the other plug. This slot 7 is located slightover the mouth of a fireplace to prevent the ly off center or'away from the upwardly dis escape of sparks, soot and the like therefrom. posed portion of the housing and downward 55 Another object is to provide a screen of on the intended rear portion thereof as best this kind including a housing adapted to rest shown in `Figure 2 and for a purpose to be deon the floor or hearth and extend from side scribed.v Aroller 8 similar to a conventional to side of the fireplace and ascreen mounted window shade Vroller and containing the 0 on a spring roller in the housing in such manusual torsional coil spring (not shown) caus- 60 ner that it may be pulled upward over the ing it to normally rotate in one direction is y mouth of the fireplace or allowed to roll up mounted in the housing 1 coaxially therewith Y within the housing when not in use. and it has its rounded end pin 9 journaled in A further object is to provide a screen of one end plug 2 while its flat spring operated this kind in asimple, durable and attractive pin 10 is rigidly .mounted in a slot 11 in the 65 form. other plug 2.A A screen 12 formed of screen With these and other objects in view the of suitable mesh and material is secured at invention resides in the novel construction one end to the roller 8 and is wound or rolled and arrangement of parts as hereinafter set around the roller and is extended at lits free forth and claimed, reference being had to edgeor end outward through the slot 7i the accompanying drawing wherein a pre- This outer `free edge of the screen 12 is ferred embodiment of the invention is shown whipped or otherwise secured aroundl a rod for exemplification, and wherein: or stick 13 which is enclosed within a sleeve Figure 1 is a front view of the screen as a 14 having a longitudinally extended slot 15 whole and showing the screen extended over to pass the screen. This sleeve 14 is of such a fireplace, the latter being shown in dotted vdiameter that it will not pass through the slot lines. 7 and so acts as a stop to limit the inward Figure 2 is an enlarged cross section movement of the screen 12 under the influthrough the screen showing the screen parence of the spring roller 8, it being undertially drawn outward and broken away stood that the spring inthis roller is tenso medially, the position assumed by the'end sioned vto normally pull the said screen inrod of the screen in the retracted position ward and roll it. This normal position of being shown in dotted lines. the sleeve 14 is shown in dotted lines in Fig-` Figure 3 is a section along the line 3-1-3 in ure 2. An eye 16 is secured centrally to the Figure 2, the screen and roller being shown sleeve 14 and a hook 17 is attached to this eye. '85 in elevation. In use the housing 1 is placed on the hearth Referring now more particularly to the B of the fireplace A as near as possible to i drawing my invention comprises an elonthe face ofthe lireplace and the screen 12 may gated tubular housing 1 of such length as to then be pulled upward and held in this posi- 0 extend from side to side of the fireplace A tion by engaging the hook 17 with the pro- 90 and project substantially past the inner marjecting upper edge of the mantel or arch C gin of said sides as shown in Figure 1. End or to a suitably prepared anchorage of any pieces or plugs 2are mounted in each end of sort.- The escape of sparks and the like will the housing 1 and are secured therein by the thus be prevented but it is obvious that the pins 3 which extend through apertures 4 in screen will not materially interfere with a 95 the walls of the housing into sockets 5 in the view of the ireplaceor the radiation of heat peripheries of the said plugs and which have therefrom. By releasing the hook 17 the enlarged heads whereby they will also act as screen will be pulled downward and rolled feet to support the housing. A longitudinal around the roller 8. f The off center positionslot 7 is cut in the housing 1 and extends ing of the slot 7 through which the screen 12 10G Vpasses disposes said slot directly above the lateral edge of the roller 8 and allows said screen to move inward or outward Without coming in Contact With the'sides of the slot as shown in Figure 2. The Weight of the housing l is, of course, suiiicient to prevent it from being raised When the screen is pulledupward. Y

While I have herein set forth a certain preferred embodiment of my invention it is understood that I may vary from the same in minor structural details so as best to construct a practical device for the purposes 1ntended, not departing from the spirit of the inventionand Within-the scope of the' appended claim.

Iclaim: i

In a device of the kind described, an elongated tubular housing having a longitudinal slot adjacent its intended upper side and plugs mounted in the ends o thehousing, radially spaced pins extending through the said housing into the end plugs adj acentthe intended lower side of the housing, the said pins having enlarged heads at Vtheir outer ends, the said heads ei'itending beyond the periphery of the housing to act as supporting feet therefor, a roller mountedin the housing between the said end plugs, a screen attached at one end to the roller and Wound thereon, the outer end Vof the screen being eX- tended through `the said slot .and secured around a rod, a sleeve enclosing the said rod and end of the screen and having a slot to pass the screen, an eye attached to the sleeve,

anda hook attached to the said eye.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature.

- AGARD H. BAILEY. 

